Posts tagged "Japanese Idioms"
More Japanese expressions associated with Japanese swords For this entry, I would like to continue to introduce Japanese idioms related to the Japanese sword. Dotanba (A podium made of sand) During the Edo period, the execution place for criminals had...
In the modern era, people will tend to eat three main meals a day; being strongly advised not to skip breakfast. In Japan, three meals a day had become the norm by the Meiji Era (1868-1912), however, in Sengoku Japan,...
The Japanese Sword - it has unbelievable cutting power, but does not break or bend. It is called the soul of the samurai and it treated not only as a weapon but carries a spiritual, religious aura. It appears in...